Bengal post-poll violence: BJP welcomes HC verdict; transgression of state’s rights, says TMC
India Today
While the BJP has welcomed the order of Calcutta HC to hand over the post-poll violence case to CBI, TMC leader Saugata Roy said he was happy with the verdict. “The state government will judge the situation and take a decision to appeal to a higher court if necessary,” TMC’s Saugata Roy said.
In a setback to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered a CBI probe into murder and rape cases in alleged post-poll violence in the state. I'm unhappy with verdict. If in every law&order matter which is entirely within State govt's jurisdiction the CBI comes in it is transgression on State's right. I'm sure state govt will judge the situation&take a decision to appeal to a higher court if necessary:Saugata Roy, TMC pic.twitter.com/oHdTO9PEWF We welcome the court's decision. In a democracy, everyone has the right to spread their ideology but no one's allowed to spread violence. There is no place for violence in democracy: Union Min Anurag Thakur on Calcutta HC ordering court-monitored CBI probe into post-poll violence pic.twitter.com/JkZV3xpE0w Expressing his disappointment, TMC leader Saugata Roy told news agency ANI, “I'm unhappy with the verdict. If in every law and order matter which is entirely within the state government’s jurisdiction, the CBI comes in... it is a transgression of the rights of the state.”
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